Peotective book cover



Aug. 30, 1932.- H. WALDMAN 1,875,234

PROTECTIVE BOOK COVER Filed May 2, 1932 INVENTOR Patented Aug. 30,

UNITED STATES.

HENRY WALDMAN, o -Imw-romgnl Y.

PROTECTIVE :Boox COVER 7 Application filed May 2,

but such covers are not durable when con stantly handled, nor, are theyeasily kept in place while in use. In order to provide an 1 eificientprotective cover, for the permanent binding, as the necessity demands Ihave provided an inexpensive substitute therefor.

The object of this invention is to provide a protective cover for bookswhich can be 35 easily applied and easily removed Without injury to thesaid cover.

Another object of my present invention is to provide an adjustable coverwhich can be fitted to the various sizes of books.

The protective cover may be made of leather, oiled cloth, fabric, orother suitable material. A plurality of flexible metal strips aresecured to the said cover adjacent the top and bottom edges so as tobind the cover firmly to the permanent binding of the 300k. The covermay be further provided with cut-out portions, said openings beingcovered with transparent material so that the title of the book remainsvisible.

With these and other objects in view my invention resides in thecombination and arrangement of the various parts described in thefollowing specification and later claimed.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exactdetails herein disclosed, still for the purpose of showing a preferredembodiment thereof reference is had to the accompanying drawing in whichlike numerals designate like parts in the separate views and in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of a book with the protective coverpartly in place.

Figure 2 is 'a plan view of the cover with parts broken away.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary View showing the cover adjusted to a smallersize book.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view of a modified form of the cover.

Figure 5 is a view of the modified form folded at the corner.

1932. Serial No.';60,8,'121. y

. Referring totlie drawing in detail,;33.denotes a book havingtheusual'permanent cover board portions v34, and,.35. The prote'cti'vecover 36is provided with the,.,inetal strip 37, securedwithin the fold.38 .along the top-edge ,39of said cover.

' The bottom edge 40, ,of the cover..36 is provided with the metal strip41, secured Withint-he fold 45. The edges 46.,and.47

of the, folds or hems 4-5.- and '38 are stitched down, in, thisinstance, .as shownat, 48 .and 49, but may be otherwise fixed.

Themetal strips 37 and 41 extend beyond the side. edges 50 and 51asshown. The extendedends of the metal stripsz37, and 41 are coveredwith" cloth or other softmaterialso as not to injure thebookwhen-clamped over the. edges as shown at 57.

' The cover: 36 has a portion cutaway along y the line 55, said cutawayportion is covered with a transparent material 56 ;through which thenameof the book can be seen.

It may sometimes happen that thebookgis somewhat smaller than theprotective cover, in-such a case, the. bottomportion of. the covering isrolled under or folded upon-:itself a pluralityof times and. adjustedtofit the book. asshownin Figure 3. v

j In Figures 4 and 5 I have shown. a modified form of cover GOhaVing thecentralpo re, tion 61 cutat 62 and 63 and folded-down as, at 64. Themetal strips 65v and .66. extend I from theouter edges of; the coverto:,.the p'oint'sfGTahd 68. The metal strips.,65, and 66' are securedinposition with str1ps=of.ad-. S5 hesive tape 69, or other suitablemeans. The upstanding portions, .70. and 71 are folded down asshownat72,.i1i Figure ,5, said fold being .breug-ht over the permanent bookcover, and the outer edge ofthe protective cover is folded inwardly asshown at 73, Figure 5, which completes the operation.

To apply the protective cover 86, the book is placed over theinnersurface of the cover and the sides 50 and 51 folded inwardly overthe permanent cover, the metal strips being crimped sharply over theedges of said permanent cover. The extended ends of the metal stripscrimped over the top and bottom edges of the book cover, as shown at 57,Figure 1, which hold the protective cover firmly in place.

Having thus described my invention and the manner in which the same maybe ap- 5 plied, what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is:

1. A book cover of rectangular shape for the back and sides of a bookcomprisinga sheet of protective material, and narrow bands of flexiblemetal, the top and bottom edges of said material being folded aplurality of times upon itself to form a hem, said flexible bands beingdisposed vwithin said hem the book cover with its metal bands beingequal in height to that of the book to' be. covered and longer than thecombined cover boards and back of the book whereby when applied the sideedges of the cover engage ithe inner surfaces of the cover boards.

2. A hook cover of substantially rectangular shape equal to the heightof the book to be covered and longer than the combined back and coverboards of the book, and metal strips secured to the top and bottom edgesof the cover and extending beyond the side edges of the 'cover boardwhereby when the cover is applied said strips may be bent around theside edges of the cover boards and into engagement with the innersurfaces of the cover boards at the top and bottom edges thereof to gripthe same,

3. A protective book cover of pliable material and bands of flexiblemetal secured 85 adjacent the top and bottom edges of said book coverand being of a length greater than V the width of said cover and capableof being bent into clamps for securing said cover to said book.

4 V 4. A book cover of substantially rectangular shape and slightlylarger than the back and sides of the book to be covered, and metalstrips secured to the top and bottom edges of the cover and extendingbeyond the side edges of the cover wherebywhen the cover is applied saidstrips may be bent around the sides of the book and into engagement withthe top and bottom edges of the sides of the book, each of said metalstrips 5 being of one piece and extending entirely across the sides ofthe book and around the back.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HENRY WALDMAN.

